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Al-An'am 91

Ayah 91 of 165 · Meccan

وَمَا قَدَرُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدۡرِهِۦٓ إِذۡ قَالُواْ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ بَشَرٖ مِّن شَيۡءٖۗ قُلۡ مَنۡ أَنزَلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلَّذِي جَآءَ بِهِۦ مُوسَىٰ نُورٗا وَهُدٗى لِّلنَّاسِۖ تَجۡعَلُونَهُۥ قَرَاطِيسَ تُبۡدُونَهَا وَتُخۡفُونَ كَثِيرٗاۖ وَعُلِّمۡتُم مَّا لَمۡ تَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنتُمۡ وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُكُمۡۖ قُلِ ٱللَّهُۖ ثُمَّ ذَرۡهُمۡ فِي خَوۡضِهِمۡ يَلۡعَبُونَ ٩١

And they did not appraise Allāh with true appraisal1 when they said, "Allāh did not reveal to a human being anything." Say, "Who revealed the Scripture that Moses brought as light and guidance to the people? You [Jews] make it into pages, disclosing [some of] it and concealing much. And you2 were taught that which you knew not - neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allāh [revealed it]." Then leave them in their [empty] discourse, amusing themselves.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., they did not appreciate the extent of His ability and wisdom.

2 The Jews, or it may refer to the believers, who are taught by the Qur’ān.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  2. قَدَرُواْthey appraisedqadarū
  3. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  4. حَقَّ(with) trueḥaqqa
  5. قَدۡرِهِۦٓ[of his] appraisalqadrihi
  6. إِذۡwhenidh
  7. قَالُواْthey saidqālū
  8. مَآNotmā
  9. أَنزَلَrevealedanzala
  10. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allahl-lahu
  11. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  12. بَشَرٖa human beingbasharin
  13. مِّن[of]min
  14. شَيۡءٖۗanythingshayin
  15. قُلۡSayqul
  16. مَنۡWhoman
  17. أَنزَلَrevealedanzala
  18. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  19. ٱلَّذِيwhichalladhī
  20. جَآءَbroughtjāa
  21. بِهِۦ[it]bihi
  22. مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
  23. نُورٗا(as) a lightnūran
  24. وَهُدٗىand guidancewahudan
  25. لِّلنَّاسِۖfor the peoplelilnnāsi
  26. تَجۡعَلُونَهُۥYou make ittajʿalūnahu
  27. قَرَاطِيسَ(into) parchmentsqarāṭīsa
  28. تُبۡدُونَهَاyou disclose (some of) ittub'dūnahā
  29. وَتُخۡفُونَand you concealwatukh'fūna
  30. كَثِيرٗاۖmuch (of it)kathīran
  31. وَعُلِّمۡتُمAnd you were taughtwaʿullim'tum
  32. مَّاwhatmā
  33. لَمۡnotlam
  34. تَعۡلَمُوٓاْknewtaʿlamū
  35. أَنتُمۡyouantum
  36. وَلَآand notwalā
  37. ءَابَآؤُكُمۡۖyour forefathersābāukum
  38. قُلِSayquli
  39. ٱللَّهُۖAllah (revealed it)l-lahu
  40. ثُمَّThenthumma
  41. ذَرۡهُمۡleave themdharhum
  42. فِيinfī
  43. خَوۡضِهِمۡtheir discourse khawḍihim
  44. يَلۡعَبُونَplayingyalʿabūna

Tafsir

The idolaters did not venerate Allah as He should be venerated when they said to their prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him), ‘Allah has not sent down any revelation to any human being’. Say to them, O Messenger: Who is the One who sent down the Torah to Moses, as a light and guidance for his people? The Jews put it into sheets; and they show what agrees with their desires and conceal what does not, such as the description of Muhammad (peace be upon him). You, O Arabs, were taught the Qur’ān, which neither you nor your predecessors knew. Say to them, O Messenger, ‘Allah sent it down’, then leave them to their ignorance and misguidance, until the most certain thing – death – comes to them.

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